Deadlines & Requirements

Admission Timeline

Date

Activity

Six to three weeks before admissions

One-Day KSE General Admission Test Preparatory Session

April 27, 2012

Early application deadline for the 5% discount on tuition payment

June 25, 2012

Full set of application documents due to the KSE Admissions Office

July 4, 2012

KSE General Admission Test for the MA Program in Business Economics

July 4-6, 2012

Interviews*

July 11, 2012

Announcement of accepted students

 * Interviews for out-of-Kyiv applicants will be scheduled on the same day as the KSE General Admission Test (July 4) or early the next day  (July 5).

Early applications are encouraged – all applicants who will submit the full application package (except notified copy of the attachment to diploma or official transcript) to the KSE Admissions Office by April 27, 2012 will get a 5% discount on their tuition payment.

Admission Requirements

Kyiv School of Economics has a single deadline for the submission of the application materials. All required documents should be submitted in person or sent by postal mail to the KSE Admissions Office, in one package, by the following deadline:

June 25, 2012 – KSE Admissions Office, 13 Yakira Str., office 326
(All documents, except for the copy of a passport, should be submitted in originals)
  • Completed Application Form
  • Completed Registration Form
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Two recommendation letters (in Ukrainian, Russian or English)
  • Notified copy of the attachment to diploma or official transcript (in Ukrainian, Russian or English)1
  • 3 photos 3 cm x 4 cm
  • Copy of a passport
Optional:

Essay or published paper in economics in English (or summary of Ukrainian essay up to 500 words). Other documents, if desired: publications, conference theses, awards, TOEFL certificate, etc.

1NOTE: the original diploma and its attachment, or notarized copies of both documents will be requested only from admitted students and should be submitted to the KSE Admissions Office, as a prerequisite for final enrollment no later than August 13, 2012.

There is an opportunuty to apply to several KSE MA programs simultaneously (one-year MA in Business Economics, two-year MA in Economic Analysis or two-year MA in Financial Economics). For this an applicant should submit one single full package of required documents by the specified deadline, indicate the programs he/ she is applying to in the Registration Form (Admission Brochure, page 14) and submit a separate statement of purpose for each of the programs he/ she is applying to.

All documents can be mailed or submitted to the KSE Admissions Office in person. If documents are mailed, please be sure to submit all documents in one envelope and confirm the receipt of the package with the KSE Admissions Office by phone/ e-mail. This will ensure that all materials will arrive to the KSE Admissions Office by the specified postmark deadline of June 25, 2012. Please be sure that your name appears on all forms submitted. If some of your documents are submitted under any other name, be sure to indicate this by attaching an adequate certified document (e.g., marriage certificate).

1. Application Form

The Application Form lists general personal information, educational background, professional experience, knowledge of English language and is included to the interviewers’ package as the main information about the applicant. Although applicants may submit a resume, they should not complete any section of the Application Form by referring the Admissions Committee to an enclosed resume or vitae or to other parts of the application.

The Application Form may be obtained directly from the KSE Admissions Office or by mail, if requested. The Application Form plus additional information can also be obtained on our website.

2. Registration Form

The Registration Form serves the purpose of initial registration and includes personal data of each applicant. It is to be completed by all applicants. The Registration Form may be obtained directly from the KSE Admissions Office or by mail, if requested. It can also be obtained on our website.

3. Statement of Purpose

One of the most important parts of the application form is the 250-word statement of purpose on why you wish to study at the one-year program in business economics and how a master's degree in business economics is related to your career goals and intellectual interests. The statement of purpose should be typed, double-spaced on a separate sheet of paper, in English. It should include the purpose of your professional interests and objectives, and a description of your goals, and how the master’s program can help you meet them.

In general, a good statement of purpose should include answers to the following questions:
  • How your personal background, interests, and experience will help you to study in the program?
  • What have you already done, at any level, in the field of business, economics, finance or related field? 
  • How does the master’s program fit into your short-term and long-term career goals?
The statement of purpose should be entirely the applicant’s original work. It must be also written in English and NOT in another language, as well as not translated for the applicant by another person.

4. Recommendation Letters

Recommendation letters should be provided by two individuals, such as university instructors or employers (that is, from people who have supervised you in either an academic, professional, or community service capacity, and who can comment on your intellectual ability, creativity, initiative, sensitivity to others, and leadership potential).

Recommendations should not be written by friends or family members. When feasible, at least one should be from a university professor familiar with your academic work.

Recommendation letters can be written in the following three languages: Ukrainian, Russian or English. If the recommendation letter is written in any other language, translation in English should be provided and translation must be notarized. Letters of recommendation should include the name, title, address, and telephone number of the person providing the recommendation and should be signed and officially stamped. Unstamped or unsigned recommendations are not accepted for consideration. All recommendation letters should be provided to the student by the recommenders in the sealed and signed envelopes and in such format submitted to the KSE Admissions Office.
 
5. Notified copy of the attachment to diploma or official transcript

To confirm the degree, as well as courses taken at the preceding educational institution, applicant should submit the notified copy of the attachment to diploma or official transcript. In case of the official transcript submission, an official stamp of the university should be provided. Ukrainian, Russian or English version is acceptable.

6. 3 photos 3 cm x 4 cm

Photos can be either color or white & black, but should meet the requested size parameters (3cm x 4cm).

7. Passport

A copy of the passport should be submitted to the KSE Admissions Office together with other application materials by June 25, 2012. The original passport should be presented at the beginning of the KSE General Admission Test and the Interview, for personal identification.